どたばた
dotabata

Suru Verb
To-Adverb

1. noisily (running around); with heavy feet

Onomatopoeia
少年 しょうねんたちは かいでどたばた あばれていた。
shōnentachiwa nikaide dotabata abarete ita.
The boys were banging about upstairs.
Suru Verb
To-Adverb

2. in a fluster; in a flurry; in a panic

Onomatopoeia
Noun

3. slapstick

Abbreviation
Related to ドタバタ喜劇
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